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Foreword Glynda A. Hull ix
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxvii
About the Editor xxxi
About the Contributors xxxiii
Introduction Sara L. Hill 1
The Science Mentoring Project: How Student-to-Student Mentoring Can Encourage Motivation, Participation, and Inquiry Cheri Fancsali 7
Theoretical Framework 8
Program Context and Design 8
Staff 9
Program Activities 10
Academic Standards 12
Science Standards 12
Youth Development 13
Competencies 13
A Vision for the Future 16
Other Benefits and Competencies 16
Engagement in School 16
Meaningful, Hands-On Activities 17
Positive Behavior 18
Positive Relationships With Peer Mentors 18
Summary 19
Replication in Other Contexts 19
Resources 21
In Addition Afterschool Mathematics Program: Helping Students Learn to Think Critically Judith McVarish 27
Theoretical Framework 28
Program Context and Design 30
Content and Activities 31
Academic Standards 33
Algebra 33
Measurement 33
Data Analysis and Probability 33
Youth Development 36
Social Competency 36
Problem Posing and Problem Solving 37
Sense of Purpose 38
Other Benefits and Competencies 38
Parent Involvement 38
Negotiating the Tests 38
Negotiating Homework 40
Summary 40
Replication in Other Contexts 41
Resources 43
Civic Connections: Practicing Democracy Through Debate Clubs in the Out-of-School Time Hours Georgia Hall 45
Theoretical Framework 46
Democracy and Civic Engagement 46
Program Context and Design 47
Staff 48
Program Activities 48
Academic Standards 49
Youth Development 50
Social Purpose and Affiliation With Society 51
Connection Between Public Political Process and Private Lives 51
Understanding Democracy and Civic Participation 52
Support for Authority and Willingness to Dissent 52
Capacity for Autonomous Choices and Decisions 52
Engagement in Shared Discourse Tolerant of Other Opinions 53
Respect for Others and the Groups to Which They Belong 53
Leadership 54
Belief in Ability to Make a Difference 54
Summary 55
Replication in Other Contexts 55
Resources 57
So You Want to Be a Superhero? How the Art of Making Comics in an Afterschool Setting Develops Young People's Creativity, Literacy, and Identity Sarita Khurana 59
Theoretical Framework 60
Program Context and Design 61
Program Activities 62
Character and Story Development 64
Academic Standards 65
Youth Development 66
Vision for the Future 66
Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution 67
Other Benefits and Competencies 67
Multiple Points of Entry Into Literacy 67
Adolescent Identity Development 68
Social Critique 69
Summary 70
Replication in Other Contexts 70
Resources 71
Hair-Raising Experiences: "Doing Hair" and Literacy in an Afterschool Reading and Writing Workshop for African American Adolescent Girls Daneell Edwards 73
Theoretical Framework 74
Program Context and Design 75
Staff 76
Program Activities 76
Academic Standards 77
Social Studies 78
Language Arts 79
Youth Development 79
Social Competence 79
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills 80
High Expectations 80
Opportunities to Become a Leader 81
Other Benefits and Competencies 81
Opportunities to Explore Identities 81
Opportunities to Perform 81
Summary 82
Replication in Other Contexts 83
Resources 85
Fabulous Fashions: Links to Learning and Life Anne L. Thompson 87
Theoretical Framework 88
Program Context and Design 89
Staff 90
Program Activities 90
Academic Standards 92
Language Arts 92
Social Studies 93
The Arts 93
Youth Development 94
Creative and Cognitive Benefits 95
Opportunities to Succeed 95
Youth Culture 95
Clear, High, and Realistic Expectations 95
Choice and Decision Making 96
Other Benefits and Competencies 96
Self-Esteem 96
Envisioning Careers 97
Connections to the Community 98
Summary 98
Replication in Other Contexts 99
Resources 101
Index 103
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